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Financial Aid

Graduate students may receive financial support through Fellowships, Research Assistantships, or Teaching Assistantships. Consideration for Aquatic Biology Enhancement Fellowships and Teaching Assistantships should be so noted within the Graduate School application materials. For details on application for IGERT Fellowships consult www.as.ua.edu/igert/contact.html. Please contact appropriate faculty directly for Graduate Research Assistantship information.

Aquatic Biology Enhancement Fellowships carry an annual stipend of $15,000 for up to two years, as well as a grant to pay full tuition. These fellowships support research which bridges biodiversity studies and ecosystem processes.

IGERT Fellowships carry a $27,500 annual stipend for two years as well as a grant to pay full tuition. Support for this interdisciplinary program in Freshwater Sciences (aquatic ecology/systematics, environmental geology, and hydrology) comes from the National Science Foundation.

National Alumni Association Graduate Fellowship in Aquatic Biology carries a 9-month stipend of $11,000 plus tuition, and is awarded to a student from the state of Alabama pursuing a degree in an area of aquatic biology.

Graduate Research Assistantships are available for students who work under the supervision of professors on grant-supported research. Annual stipends range from $12,000-$16,000.

Graduate Teaching Assistants receive an annual salary of: M.S. $12,122; Ph. D. $13,122; or Ph.D. in candidacy $14,622. These assistantships include full paid tuition. In addition, GTAs are eligible to compete for the Hill Summer Fellowship ($2,500); Outstanding Performance Summer Fellowship ($1,000), Dean's Enhancement Award ($6,000).

Graduate Council Fellowships are competitive across the university. Each carries a stipend of $14,000 for the academic year, as well as a grant to pay full tuition. In addition, several of these awards are supplemented by $5,000 for students with exceptional academic credentials. Students enroll for 12 hours of credit per term during the academic year.